USA Men’s Senior National Team Head Coach Dejan Udovicic has announced the 13 man roster that will compete for Team USA at the FINA Men’s Intercontinental Tournament starting this Monday in Newport Beach, CA. Veterans Tony Azevedo (Long Beach, CA/Stanford/NYAC), Jesse Smith (Coronado, CA/Pepperdine/NYAC), and John Mann (Newport Beach, CA/California/NYAC) will lead the United States in action in the eight nation event at Corona del Mar High School. See below for a complete roster. Tickets for the event are still on sale and can be purchased by clicking here. For complete schedule information or to watch all the matches streamed live on YouTube.com/USAWP, click here.
Team USA opens competition on Monday evening against Canada at 8:30pm pt.
2015 FINA Men’s Intercontinental Tournament Roster (Hometown/School/USAWP Club)
GK – McQuin Baron (North Tustin, CA/USC/Regency)
A – Tony Azevedo (Long Beach, CA/Stanford/NYAC)
C – John Mann (Newport Beach, CA/California/NYAC)
D – Jesse Smith (Coronado, CA/Pepperdine/NYAC)
A – Bret Bonanni (Huntington Beach, CA/Stanford/Stanford)
D – Jackson Kimbell (Long Beach, CA/Stanford/Stanford)
A – Alex Bowen (Santee, CA/Stanford/NYAC)
C- Alex Obert (Loomis, CA/Pacific/Sac Polo)
GK – Drew Holland (Orinda, CA/Stanford/Stanford)
A – Janson Wigo (Ft. Lauderdale, FL/Stanford/Olympic Club)
A – Luca Cupido (Newport Beach, CA/California/Newport)
A – Josh Samuels (Villa Park, CA/UCLA/NYAC)
C – Ben Hallock (Studio City, CA/Harvard Westlake HS/Bruin)
Head Coach: Dejan Udovicic
Asst. Coach: Jack Kocur
Team Manager: Rick McKee
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